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20 Cards in this Set
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A mnemonic device that helps you remember the major water pollutants is....
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"Never Put Stinky Toilet Paper Near Streams"
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The water pollutants consisting of fertilizer components such as nitrates and phosphates is .....
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nutrient oversupply
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The water pollutants consisting of disease-causing bacteria is....
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pathogens
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The water pollutants consisting of suspended soil particles is ....
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sediment
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The water pollutants consisting of compounds of heavy metals, solvents, and oils, and other industrial discharge is called....
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toxic chemicals
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The class of water pollutants consisting of chemicals that kill insects and weeds and which runoff of farms is p....
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pesticides
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The class of water pollutants consisting of radioactive substances is n....
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nuclear waste
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The class of water pollutants consisting of trash or garbage is s....
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solid waste
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As the temperature of water rises, the dissolved oxygen content of the water....
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decreases
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The reason that clean water fish like cold water is that ....
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the cold water has the most oxygen in it.
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The class of water pollutants consisting of chemicals that kill insects and weeds and which runoff of farms is p....
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pesticides
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The class of water pollutants consisting of radioactive substances is n....
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nuclear waste
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The class of water pollutants consisting of trash or garbage is s....
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solid waste
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As the temperature of water rises, the dissolved oxygen content of the water....
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decreases
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The reason that clean water fish like cold water is that ....
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the cold water has the most oxygen in it.
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The type of pollution resulting from water that is too warm is called...
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thermal pollution
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The #1 class of water pollutants is...
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sediment
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The type of pollutant that causes plants and phytoplankton to grow uncontrollably is....
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nutrient oversupply
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Unfortunately, most of our water pollutants are likely to be of which type -- point or non-point?
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Non-point
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Since the earthquake & tsunami, the people of Japan are experiencing a problem with which major type of water pollutant?
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nuclear waste
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